Exile A
_________ is being removed from one's homeland for an extended period of time.
Exile
God remained _______ to God's people, even while they were exiled in Babylon.
faithful
Even when we feel _________, God always welcomes us back.
separated
Biblical apocalypses (end-times) were messages of ________ to people in the midst of current oppression.
comfort
___________ is a person who feels called by God to preach and speak fearlessly for God.
Prophet
God's people were in exile for more than _______ years.
50
God followed the people into places of despair and _________ them through the worst of times.
supported
God of the whole world can work through foreign nations and world events to _________people wherever they are.
rescue
__________ is an act or instance of liberating or saving someone from a seemingly hopeless situation.
Ezra and Nehemiah had a strong sense of God’s working in history and God’s ________ to use whomever God wills.
ability
__________ is a city in modern Iraq between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
Babylon
We take comfort in ___________ presence with us and all believers when everything seems hopeless.
God's
God's role as creator and maintainer of the universe, ________ for the suffering and establishes justice.
cares
After the exile, the prophet Zechariah continued to call the people to _______ and return to God
repent
The returned exiles focused on rebuilding the temple and establishing true, purified worship of God in _______ for the coming of a messianic age.
preparation
King Nebuchadnezzar exiled several thousand of God's people from their homes in _____________ to Babylon.
Jerusalem
The exile was a turning point in the life of God's people, reshaping them for new _______with God.
life
Return from exile came in __________.
stages
Ezra led the people back to _________ on a four-month journey
Jerusalem
God’s will for us always longs for reconciliation and ___________.
return
__________ is the demonstration of loyalty or allegiance.
Faithfulness
In the exile, they went from a land that was theirs to a __________ land.
foreign
The __________ rebuilding was completed in 515 B.C.
temple
The edict of Persian King Cyrus in 538 B.C. allowed exiles to return and ___________ their worship of God.
reestablish
The _________ of the postexilic period laid the basis in language and imagery for biblical apocalyptic (end-time) writing.
prophets